6th Grade Random
Reading 6th Grade
Writing 6th Grade
Figurative Language 6th Grade
6th Grade Author's Purpose
100
What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
100
When a narrator is a character in the story
First Person
100
Restate the prompt and give an answer:
What is the weather like outside?
The weather is ________.
100
To use strong exaggeration
hyperbole
100
What are the 5 types of author's purpose?
Persuade, Inform, Explain, Entertain, Describe
200
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
200
When the narrator is not a character in the story and we only know one person's thoughts and feelings
Third Person Limited
200
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = not real/made up, can be funny.
Nonfiction = topic, factual, provides information, not funny.
200
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human
personification
200
What is the author's purpose of the following example:
A letter to the principal explaining why the school lunch should include steak.
Persuade
300
The problem of the story
conflict
300
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
300
What do I have to have in my writing as support for my reasons?
Text Evidence
300
She is busy as a bee.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
300
Why would the author include findings from a study by the American Heart Association in their writing?
To support their claim using a credible source.
400
Which word in the sentence is the proper noun:
"Ms. DeRaimo was so excited to teach her students figurative language."
Ms. DeRaimo
400
What the passage is mostly about?
Main idea
400
What is a synonym for tired?
sleepy, exhausted, etc.
400
What type of figurative language is this an example of:
The house was beautifully painted pink with dark green vines climbing up the front. Each window frame had been painted bright yellow with blue dots, resembling Easter Sunday.
Imagery
400
Why would the author include a photograph and caption in their writing?
To help the reader visualize the information in the text.
500
Why would the author use a chronological order text structure in their writing?
To tell us the events that happened in order of time.
500
List all the elements in a plot diagram IN ORDER:
Exposition
Rising action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
500
What does RACE stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain
500
Which figurative language is the following sentence?
She is a tornado when she gets angry!
Metaphor
500
Explain the difference between the author's purpose of explain and describe.
Explain- step by step instructions or "how to"
Describe- uses the 5 senses